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Lifestyle Archive: 2017

Family dramas that feature the complicated lives of several lead characters is nothing new – just look at Parenthood , Six Feet Under or even Gilmore Girls . What makes NBC series This Is Us different is the fact that it’s one of the first TV shows to address issues like obesity, adoption and the negative effects of fame head on.Continue...

Between Starbucks, Tim’s, CoGro and countless other on-campus outlets, it’s safe to say Queen’s students have infinite access to a variety of coffee beverages. While caffeine consumption isn’t inherently bad, poor coffee-drinking habits can certainly take a toll on a university student’s wellbeing.Continue...

The concept of "friends with benefits" – the relationship of our generation – is something we see in movies, TV shows and even in our friend groups. But is this set-up actually as beneficial as the name implies? What’s the driving force behind this common partnership?Continue...

For a show that centers around a cartoon half-horse half-man, BoJack Horseman prides itself on its use of a realistic perspective when talking about issues like the political climate, sexuality and mental health. Season four, which was released on Netflix September 8th, was no different.Continue...

To help you get in the mood for the inevitable season change, we took a year-round treat and added everyone’s favourite fall flavours: pumpkin, caramel and cinnamon. And let’s be real, you can’t go wrong with poptartsContinue...

The annual Emmy Awards bring around a night where television's biggest stars get together and separate the great from the legendary. But behind the glitz and the glamour, the Emmys have given me some trust issues.Continue...

We all know adjusting to university life can be hard. It’s more than likely this is your first time living away from your parents, going to lectures with hundreds of students, sharing a bathroom with an entire floor and, yes, having a roommate.Continue...

Throughout university, we learn in-depth about the topic of our major, how to survive off one grocery trip for two weeks, and how to balance our work and social life. But learning how to survive in the real world after graduation is not something we’re always fully equipped to do after university.Continue...

On this week’s chronicle of ‘WTF is up with the White House women’, President Trump’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the education department’s plan to reform Obama-era guidelines of Title IX, implemented to protect survivors of sexual violence.Continue...

Representatives from the Sexual Health Resource Center introduced my first-year self to the amazing resource students have right at our fingertips that provide sex-related services from safe sex products and sex toys to a safe place to go for information on matters of sex, sexuality and sexual health. Intrigued by the presentation, I decided to investigate on my own.Continue...

For any millennial, the thought of giving up social media for any period of time most likely sends a chill down your spine thinking about the #FOMO and big news you could be missing without the ability to constantly scroll.Continue...

I had no idea what to expect if I made the decision to file my sexual assault with the police. But I knew the statistics were against me – that institutions like the criminal justice system typically benefit male-identifying individuals, that they would value the story of a student who simply got himself into a bad situation and dismiss the story of a girl who chose to wear a short skirt, a low cut top and who had too much to drink.Continue...

While we now have to deal with night lectures, readings and longer lines at Starbucks, there’s one major benefit to the start of the school year: clubs around Kingston are offering free trial classes during the month of September.Continue...